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    Character » Killer Croc appears in 1503 issues.

    Waylon Jones was born with a genetic mutation giving him a reptile's skin, sharp claws, and teeth; due to genetic atavism. Croc became a circus wrestler who would rise to conquer the Gotham Mob racket only then to become one of Batman's most physically imposing rogues.

    Is Killer Croc african american?

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    #1  Edited By Mike10

    That's what I heard. Could be wrong though.

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    #2  Edited By burr787

    I don't think so, in a story about him a few years back they show a flash back of him as a kid. They show him under the care of his white aunt, so unless it's a mixed race family then he's most likely white.

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    #3  Edited By Colt

    i'm gonna say yes because his name is waylon jones and he was raised in the bayou. however this is as close as i could get to a source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Fictional_African-Americans&from=K

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    #4  Edited By Son_of_Magnus

    Bump I always wonder this my self he has a black name

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    Why? Because his first name is Waylon?  Does that make Waylon Jennings black?  ;)

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    I don't think Croc is black. Or white. I think he was born with reptilian skin. He could have just gotten it at a very young age, but I've never seen him pre-mutation. Never seen his parents either.

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    #8  Edited By Goki

     Yes yes he is black
     Yes yes he is black
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    #9  Edited By conformist21

    i heard he was a rapper before

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    #10  Edited By Goki
    @conformist21: idk but hes always been pretty slow. 
     
    All i know is he was a boxer at one point and then realized more money in crime
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    #11  Edited By WHiTEWiNG
    @ZarkotheFlyingSquidofDoom said:
    "I don't think Croc is black. Or white. I think he was born with reptilian skin. He could have just gotten it at a very young age, but I've never seen him pre-mutation. Never seen his parents either. "

    Agreed.
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    Well, yes he's sort of reptilian, but that doesn't mean he isn't black or white.  Using Marvel's Tombstone as an example, he's still considered African-American despite being albino.  Same kind of deal with Killer Croc.  It's a skin condition that, as is typical with comics, got a little out of hand.  But YES, Killer Croc IS African-American.
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    #13  Edited By ngroove

    A page of Croc's background, Batman #359 (May.1983): 

     
     
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    #14  Edited By BlackWind

    He certainly isn't Caucasian. He once referred to Robin as a white boy.

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    #15  Edited By evilvegeta74

    I had to get this in, nobody take offense!

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